I have been doing a test over the last few weeks... on the hot days anyway, and have come up with what I think are some interesting results.
The test is quite simple... I have a spray bottle that I keep in the car that is filled with water... before I start (or when I stop and am getting out of my car anyway) my trip on a hot day I spray some water on the front of my FMIC. So far I not had to refill the 500ml spray bottle and I would guess that I have been doing this now for about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks.
The results, When running with Air con on before I started my test the water temp would sit between 84 - 86 degrees , now it sits between 76 - 78 degrees (mostly at 76). Without air con the benifits seen are a little less. Normal running temp is 78-81 degrees, with the water sprayed on the cooler the temp sits between 73 - 75ish degrees. These temps were taken from an Apexi Hand controller. The problem I am facing is that after about 15mins (half an hour ish from cold start) the temps start to rise again.
So, what I want to know is how to install a water spray so that I can every 15mins or so give the cooler a little squirt and cool everything back down again.
Might mean that once a week when I check oil etc I have to fill my water spray bottle... but how hard can that be.
Has anyone installed one of these FMIC water sprays and if so how did you do it?